Donegal Youth Service receive €50,000 boost


Donegal Youth Service CLG has been allocated €50,000 to undertake a countywide assessment of the needs of children and young people across the county. The Youth Service, based on the Port Road in Letterkenny, was one of 13 organisations to receive funding from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman under […]

Thousands of Ukrainians to spend second Christmas in Donegal


BY JEROME HUGHES HAVING fled her war-torn country in October last year, Scoil Cholmcille pupil, Yeva Borodina, has had a difficult childhood but her future is looking brighter. The 10-year-old Ukrainian is about to spend her second Christmas in Letterkenny with her mother, Tetiana. Advertisement Unfortunately for Yeva, her father remains back home in Zaporizhzhia, […]

Stay and Play’ helping young people through lives challenges


This week CfL highlight the song Stay and Play written by young people for young people in conjunction with Connecting for Life Donegal and Donegal Youth Service. ‘ We spoke with the young singer song writer Ciarzo, the drummer Cahir and the lead guitarist Kyle about their Christmas message Stay and Play; what it means […]

Donegal Youth Service launches ambitious three-year plan


DONEGAL Youth Service has launched an ambitious three-year strategic plan to support young people and volunteers. The leading organisation in Donegal is rolling out its new strategic plan from 2023-2025, with young people at the heart of the objective. Regional Director of Donegal Youth Service, Lorraine Thompson, said the new stategic plan demonstrates the organisation’s commitment […]

Donegal young people still suffering from Covid-19 fallout


YOUNG people in Donegal remain affected by the pandemic a leading local charity has warned, as it revealed it has supported almost 11,500 people. The detail is contained in Donegal Youth Service’s annual report, published in recent days. It documents how the impact on normal life for children and young people has continued to deepen. […]

‘Be safe & be seen’ on Donegal roads


  The Donegal Road Safety Working Group with the assistance of members of the Donegal Youth Service will be distributing High Viz vests as part of ‘National Be Safe Be Seen Day’ in Letterkenny on Thursday 21st December, the shortest and darkest day of the year. With fewer hours of daylight during the winter months, the aim of […]